Book Club: "The Radium Girls" by Kate Moore

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Drop by our Marathon City Branch for a discussion of our November book club selection, "Radium Girls" by Kate Moore!

During World War I, hundreds of young women toiled away at the radium-dial factories, where they painted clock faces with a mysterious new substance called radium. They were assured by their bosses that the luminous material was safe until they began to fall mysteriously ill. As the fatal poison took hold, they found themselves embroiled in one of America's biggest scandals and a groundbreaking battle for workers' rights.

The Marathon City Book Club is always looking for new attendees, so feel free to read the book and join in the conversation! Free and open to the public with no registration required. Call 715-443-2775 for more information.